The Soviet Era in Russia and Central Europe was a time for weird futurism — especially when it came to urban architecture. These buildings reveal what the Soviets imagined the cities of tomorrow would look like.

The Derzhprom (or Gosprom) building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, designed by Sergei Serafimov, M. Felger and S. Kravets, completed in 1928.

The Tower of Central Scientific Research and Experimental Design Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics Saint Petersburg, Russia. It built between 1979 and 1981

The Circus of Chisinau, Moldova, constructed in 1981 by S. Shoikhet and A. Kirichenko, closed in 2004.

The Karen Demirchyan Complex (also known as Hamalir), a sports and concert complex on Tsitsernakaberd hill, above Yerevan, Armenia. It was designed by A. Tarkhanian, S. Khachikian, G. Poghosian and G. Musheghian and opened in 1983.